Inman v. Kelley

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

This appeal calls for the consideration of several Acts of the Legislature fixing the salaries of the several officers (and in most cases their deputies) in Independence County. Appellants contended below, and ably contend here, that these Acts are local and violate Amendment No. 14 to the Constitution of this state. Said amendment was adopted in 1926, and reads as follows: “The Q-eneral Assembly shall not pass any local or special act. This amendment shall not prohibit the repeal of local or special acts. ” The trial court held that the controversial Acts were…